Chapter 7

Accuracy

Application-Programming interface (API)

Arry

Authenticity

Boolean data type

Character

Correctness, without mistakes

A tool that contains the instructions and standards to allow live data to be collected from an external website and then be used in a data visualization

A collection to data, data that is genuine, original considered trustworthy

In relation to data, data that is genuine, original and considered trustworthy

A logical data type, boolean data can be hold only two possible values, usually true or false

a single letter, number or symbol that is usually stored in 2 bytes of memory; a data type

Chart

A method of displaying as symbols

Comma-separated value (CSV)

A file type that stores data in tabular format in a plain text file; the data is saved as individual fields using a comma to separate values

Data types

Particular forms that a item of data can take, including numeric, characters and Boolean

Data Visualization

The presentation of data in a pictorial or graphical format

Floating point number

A number with a fractional or decimal component

Flow visualisation

Representing data that illustrates the flow pattern of an object or item